Funding search · EIN 364118927 · Chicago, IL

The Cynthia Elkins Foundation

Name: The Cynthia Elkins Foundation grants, 2021–2023
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

142
grants reported: $3.0M
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $7,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Daniel Murphy Scholarships4 grants · $627,500
Cato Institute3 grants · $400,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum4 grants · $278,000
Leap3 grants · $196,000
American Friends of Magen David Ado4 grants · $181,000
United States Holocaust Museum4 grants · $158,000
Brave Space Alliance4 grants · $147,000
Urban Iniciatives4 grants · $139,000
The Art Center of Highland Park4 grants · $120,000
Nssra Foundation3 grants · $76,000

Giving over time

$1.6M

2021

$682,000

2022

$750,800

2023

Grant history

The 100 largest of 142 grants.

$210,000
Daniel Murphy Scholarships · Chicago, IL · 2022
General use
$150,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2021
General use
$150,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2021
General use
$140,000
Daniel Murphy Scholarships · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$140,000
Daniel Murphy Scholarships · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$137,500
Daniel Murphy Scholarships · Chicago, IL · 2023
General use
$100,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
General use
$92,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2023
General use
$80,000
Leap · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$80,000
Leap · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$68,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2021
General use
$68,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2021
General use
$55,000
American Friends of Magen David Ado · New York, NY · 2023
General use
$54,000
American Friends of Magen David Ado · New York, NY · 2022
General use
$50,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purpose
$50,000
United States Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2023
General use
$50,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2022
General use
$40,000
Nssra Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2023
General use
$40,000
Urban Iniciatives · Chicago, IL · 2023
General use
$40,000
The Art Center of Highland Park · Highland Park, IL · 2021
General use
$40,000
The Art Center of Highland Park · Highland Park, IL · 2021
General use
$39,000
Urban Iniciatives · Chicago, IL · 2022
General use
$38,000
Brave Space Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2023
General use
$37,000
Brave Space Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2022
General use
$36,000
Leap · Chicago, IL · 2023
General use
$36,000
United States Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
General use
$36,000
American Friends of Magen David Ado · New York, NY · 2021
General use
$36,000
American Friends of Magen David Ado · New York, NY · 2021
General use
$36,000
Brave Space Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$36,000
Brave Space Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$36,000
United States Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2021
General use
$36,000
United States Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2021
General use
$30,000
Urban Iniciatives · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$30,000
Urban Iniciatives · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$28,000
One Tail at a Time · Chicago, IL · 2023
General use
$25,000
Grace · Grapevine, TX · 2021
General use
$25,000
Grace · Grapevine, TX · 2021
General use
$20,000
The Art Center of Highland Park · Highland Park, IL · 2023
General use
$20,000
The Art Center of Highland Park · Highland Park, IL · 2022
General use
$18,000
Nssra Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2021
General use
$18,000
Nssra Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2021
General use
$16,000
One Tail at a Time · Chicago, IL · 2022
General use
$15,000
Pat Tillman Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General use
$15,000
Pat Tillman Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General use
$15,000
One Tail at a Time · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$15,000
One Tail at a Time · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$14,000
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
General use
$14,000
Chicago Food Dipository · Chicago, IL · 2023
General use
$12,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Urbana, IL · 2023
General use
$10,000
Grace · Grapevine, TX · 2023
General use
$10,000
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023
General use
$10,000
The Nora Project · Montgomery, IL · 2023
General use
$10,000
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022
General use
$10,000
The Nora Project · Montgomery, IL · 2022
General use
$10,000
Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2021
General use
$10,000
Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2021
General use
$10,000
I Fund - Illinois Student-Athelte S · Champaign, IL · 2021
General use
$10,000
I Fund - Illinois Student-Athelte S · Champaign, IL · 2021
General use
$10,000
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2021
General use
$10,000
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2021
General use
$10,000
Pat Tillman Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$10,000
Pat Tillman Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$10,000
The Nora Project · Montgomery, IL · 2021
General use
$10,000
The Nora Project · Montgomery, IL · 2021
General use
$8,000
Western Golf Association Evans Scho · Glenview, IL · 2023
General use
$7,000
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
General use
$7,000
Chicago Food Dipository · Chicago, IL · 2022
General use
$7,000
Western Golf Association Evans Scho · Glenview, IL · 2022
General use
$7,000
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$7,000
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$7,000
Chicago Food Dipository · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$7,000
Chicago Food Dipository · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$6,000
Chicago Police Memorial · Chicago, IL · 2023
General use
$6,000
Chicago Police Memorial · Chicago, IL · 2022
General use
$6,000
Western Golf Association · Glenview, IL · 2021
General use
$6,000
Western Golf Association · Glenview, IL · 2021
General use
$5,000
Boys Girls Club · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purpose
$5,000
Canine Campanions · Oceanside, CA · 2023
General use
$5,000
Center for Enriched Living · Riverwoods, IL · 2023
General use
$5,000
David M Herskovits Fouindation · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose
$5,000
Invest for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2023
General use
$5,000
Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2023
General use
$5,000
Owls · Chicago, IL · 2023
General use
$5,000
Canine Campanions · Oceanside, CA · 2022
General use
$5,000
Center for Enriched Living · Riverwoods, IL · 2022
General use
$5,000
David M Herskovits Fouindation · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
$5,000
Invest for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2022
General use
$5,000
Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2022
General use
$5,000
Owls Lacross · Chicago, IL · 2022
General use
$5,000
Canine Campanions · Oceanside, CA · 2021
General use
$5,000
Canine Campanions · Oceanside, CA · 2021
General use
$5,000
Center for Enriched Living · Riverwoods, IL · 2021
General use
$5,000
Center for Enriched Living · Riverwoods, IL · 2021
General use
$5,000
Chicago Police Memorial · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$5,000
Chicago Police Memorial · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$5,000
Holly Name Cathederal · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$5,000
Holly Name Cathederal · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$5,000
Invest for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$5,000
Invest for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use
$5,000
Owls Lacross · Chicago, IL · 2021
General use

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.